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Gagan Thapa takes oath as Congress president, vows to regain public trust

Kathmandu, Oct. 18 -- Nepali Congress President Gagan Thapa took the oath of office on Saturday, a week after being elected party chief, pledging to make Congress the most trusted political force duri... Read More


Gagan Thapa tops vote count in Nepali Congress convention

Kathmandu, Oct. 17 -- Gagan Kumar Thapa secured the highest number of votes at the Nepali Congress's 15th general convention, winning the party presidency with 6,584 votes and defeating his rival Shya... Read More


Deuba faction presses ahead with parallel Congress convention

Kathmandu, Oct. 14 -- Former Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba's faction has taken its parallel 15th general convention process to the constituency level, with conventions completed in 112 ... Read More


Bhandari, Acharya and Chaudhary elected Congress vice-presidents

Kathmandu, Oct. 12 -- Chandra Kant Bhandari, Madhu Acharya and Binod Kumar Chaudhary have been elected vice-presidents of the Nepali Congress at the party's 15th General Convention. Pradeep Paudel, Ud... Read More


Nepali Congress vote count halted over demand to enter tallies digitally

Kathmandu, Oct. 11 -- Vote counting for the vice-president and general secretary posts under the Nepali Congress' 15th General Convention has been suspended after candidates demanded that figures for ... Read More


Gagan Thapa wins Congress presidency with 94 percent of the vote

Kathmandu, Oct. 10 -- Gagan Thapa has been elected president of the Nepali Congress, securing 6,584 votes against 375 for his rival, Shyam Krishna Khadgi. A total of 7,013 votes were cast, of which 5... Read More


Congress reins pass to Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma

Kathmandu, Oct. 10 -- Gagan Thapa has won the Nepali Congress presidency with 93.88 percent of the vote, while Bishwa Prakash Sharma has been elected senior vice-president unopposed, placing the party... Read More


Congress leadership vote postponed again, set for Friday

Kathmandu, Oct. 9 -- Voting to elect the Nepali Congress leadership has been postponed until Friday after repeated delays in printing ballot papers prevented polling from taking place on Thursday. Th... Read More


Five things to know about Nepali Congress general convention

Kathmandu, Oct. 7 -- The Nepali Congress is electing its president, office-bearers and central working committee members at its 15th general convention, with the party adopting a much larger central c... Read More


Old guards dominate Congress office-bearer race

Kathmandu, Oct. 7 -- Established leaders dominate the race for office bearers at the ongoing Nepali Congress general convention, while younger politicians are seeking seats on the central committee. ... Read More